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Gorgui Dieng ended up with 12 points, seven rebounds, four assists, three blocked shots and a steal over 37 minutes in Sunday's game against the Lakers.

Dieng's fantasy stat line was overshadowed by Andrew Wiggins (41 points) and Karl-Anthony Towns (40 points, 21 rebounds), but it was a very solid showing worthy of attention. The former standout at the University of Louisville has managed at least six boards and at least one blocked shot in nine of his past 10 outings. His offense comes and goes, and he certainly wasn't need in that area Sunday with Wiggins and KAT going off. Apr 10 - 12:24 AM

Gorgui Dieng cooled off vs. the Blazers on Monday with eight points (3-of-8 FGs, 2-of-2 FTs), eight rebounds, three assists and two blocks in 39 minutes.

Every Wolves starter played 37+ minutes, so there's no indication that coach Tom Thibodeau will scale back the workloads for his studs with the playoffs out of reach. Dieng was averaging 13.6 points, 8.6 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 2.2 blocks, 1.8 steals and 0.8 triples in his previous five games, so expect him to get back on track vs. the Warriors on Tuesday. Apr 3 - 9:58 PM

Gorgui Dieng scored 11 points (3-of-8 FGs, 4-of-4 FTs) with eight rebounds, two assists, three steals, one block and one triple in 38 minutes vs. the Kings on Saturday.

He's been on an absolute tear lately, averaging 13.6 points, 8.6 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 2.2 blocks, 1.8 steals and 0.8 triples over his last five games. He's also hit a 3-pointer in three straight games for the first time in his career. With five games on the schedule next week, Dieng is a must-start player in all formats. Apr 1 - 11:27 PM

Gorgui Dieng hit 4-of-9 shots and a 3-pointer on his way to 11 points, a season-high 15 rebounds, six assists and three blocks in Thursday's easy 119-104 win over the Lakers.

Leave it to the Lakers to give up one of Dieng's best lines of the season, if not ever. Dieng was coming in hot though and has now scored in double digits in four straight games. Dieng has turned it around in the past 10 days or so, averaging 13.2 points, 7.6 rebounds, 2.8 dimes, 1.2 steals, 2.0 blocks and 0.8 3-pointers over his last five games. Mar 30 - 10:52 PM

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Tom Thibodeau said that Nemanja Bjelica (foot) will be a "critical piece" for the Wolves next season.

Thibodeau also said that Bjelica has been rehabbing at the Timberwolves practice facility this summer, but didn't offer a firm timetable for his return. Bjelica suffered a navicular bone fracture to his left foot in March, but if he continues to rehab without experiencing any setbacks, there's a chance he'll be ready for the start of his 2017-18 campaign. It sounds like Bjelica will earn quality minutes with the Wolves next year, but as long as Gorgui Dieng is healthy, it's unlikely Bjelica will earn enough minutes to warrant standard league consideration.

Justin Patton underwent successful surgery to repair a fractured fifth metatarsal in his left foot on Tuesday, and he is being listed as out indefinitely.

Patton was taken with the No. 16 pick in the 2017 NBA draft (the pick that was acquired from Chicago in the Jimmy Butler trade), so this is an unfortunate start to his career in Minnesota. He'll obviously miss all of summer league, and unfortunately, this is an injury that tends to involve a very slow recovery process; so we might not see Patton make his NBA debut until very late in the season. As of right now, he's completely off the radar in all re-draft formats.